inferior cervical ganglion

noun

A ganglion that is located between the base of the transverse process of the seventh cervical vertebra and the fifth rib and is usually partly or completely fused with the first thoracic ganglion to form the stellate ganglion.

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Meanings

nouninferior cervical ganglion (plural inferior cervical ganglia)

plural inferior cervical ganglia

  1. anatomyA ganglion that is located between the base of the transverse process of the seventh cervical vertebra and the fifth rib and is usually partly or completely fused with the first thoracic ganglion to form the stellate ganglion.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 頸下神經節 /颈下神经节, 下頸神經節 /下颈神经节
  • 頸下神經節 /颈下神经节 (jǐngxiàshénjīngjié)sympathetic ganglion
  • 下頸神經節 /下颈神经节 (xià jǐng shénjīngjié)sympathetic ganglion
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